Deandre Ayton or Dillon Brooks: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Deandre Ayton wins 4 of the nine categories, Dillon Brooks wins 5.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 28 picks, with Dillon Brooks going earlier in the room.
Against the 242 ranked players in this set, Deandre Ayton projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Dillon Brooks in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Deandre Ayton is C, Dillon Brooks is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 242 players this comparison set is drawn from: Deandre Ayton 175th, Dillon Brooks 177th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Deandre Ayton	Dillon Brooks	Edge
PTS	10.4	17.4	Dillon Brooks wins
REB	6.9	3.4	Deandre Ayton wins
AST	1.1	1.7	Dillon Brooks wins
STL	0.5	0.9	Dillon Brooks wins
BLK	0.8	0.2	Deandre Ayton wins
3PM	0.0	2.0	Dillon Brooks wins
TO	1.2	1.4	Deandre Ayton wins
FG%	63.3%	43.8%	Deandre Ayton wins
FT%	66.1%	83.2%	Dillon Brooks wins

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